“THE GREATEST EXTORTION”
“The acts by the US facet run counter to all key norms of worldwide legislation,” mentioned Vassily Nebenzia, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, calling the US blockade an “act of aggression”.
“The accountability of Washington can be evident for the fixed catastrophic penalties of such cowboy-like conduct,” he instructed the council.
“China opposes all acts of unilateralism and bullying and helps all nations in defending their sovereignty and nationwide dignity,” mentioned the Chinese language consultant, Solar Lei.
Venezuelan ambassador Samuel Moncada instructed the council: “We’re within the presence of an influence that acts outdoors of worldwide legislation, demanding that Venezuelans vacate our nation and hand it over.”
“That is the best extortion identified in our historical past,” he added.
Waltz reiterated Trump’s accusations in opposition to the Venezuelan chief, saying: “Nicolas Maduro is a fugitive needed by American justice and the pinnacle of the overseas terrorist organisation the ‘Cartel de los Soles.'”
Specialists say there is no such thing as a proof of the existence of an organised group with an outlined hierarchy that goes by that title.
The US authorities has provided a US$50 million reward for any info resulting in the arrest of Maduro, a staunch ally of Russian chief Vladimir Putin.
Since September, US forces have launched dozens of air strikes on boats that Washington alleges, with out exhibiting proof, had been transporting medicine. Greater than 100 folks have been killed.
